“How did my seven-unit building produce ten dumped trees? Don’t ‘miracle of Christmas’ me, Brooklyn, you’ve got some explaining to do,” says playwright and keen-eyed New Yorker Mike Lew.
Any theories?
Posts Tagged ‘Brooklyn’
Mysteriously multiplying Christmas trees in Brooklyn
Posted in Brooklyn plants, From our readers, tagged art, Brooklyn, christmas tree, photography, pictures, sidewalk, street, tree on 14 January 2015| Leave a Comment »
Brooklyn: Slideshow at Open Source Gallery, Oct. 14
Posted in Brooklyn plants, Events/exhibitions/etc., tagged Brooklyn, discussion, event, New York, open source, slideshow on 4 October 2012| Leave a Comment »
Urban Plant Research is back in action in Brooklyn! On October 14, we’re presenting a slideshow and discussion at Open Source Gallery in South Slope, as part of the gallery’s ‘Church of Monika’ program of Sunday morning art-related gatherings. (more…)
Brooklyn: Nighttime weeds along the Gowanus Canal
Posted in Brooklyn plants, tagged Brooklyn, cities, Gowanus, graffiti, ivy, night on 2 June 2010| 3 Comments »
On a recent warm night while traversing the Gowanus Canal, I spied a couple suspicious green characters lurking about, like this many-headed ivy monster…
Brooklyn: Trees wearing sweaters
Posted in Brooklyn plants, Questions & discussion, tagged Brooklyn, New York, street art, street trees, sweater, tree on 10 May 2010| 3 Comments »
The weather has been very mercurial lately, swinging from warm summery days for short sleeves to gusty days like today when I go back inside to get my sweater. The weather is whipping the trees around too and I bet some of them would be happy to have sweaters too, like these trees I saw in Brooklyn back in January.
A great closing to a great time at Open Source gallery
Posted in Brooklyn plants, Events/exhibitions/etc., tagged acoustic, Brooklyn, exhibition, folk, houseplant, jam, john prine, music, open source, residency, secret lives of plants, south slope, urban plants on 19 October 2009| 3 Comments »
Now that we’ve had a breather after our breathless and beautiful residency at South Slope’s Open Source, I want to start sharing images and footage of what we did there for those who couldn’t make it – and also for those who did visit and contribute, but want to revisit! This video captures just one song of many from our closing event, the Jam for the Plants.
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Our residency at Open Source has begun!
Posted in Berlin plants, Brooklyn plants, Events/exhibitions/etc., tagged artists, Brooklyn, exhibition, installation, New York, Open Source Gallery, residency on 19 August 2009| 2 Comments »
Urban Plant Research’s first New York exhibition and residency began last Saturday at Open Source Gallery in Brooklyn! It kicked off with an opening party filled with friends, neighbors, fellow artists and plant lovers, pizza and beer.
Brooklyn: Urban Plant Videos!
Posted in Brooklyn plants, tagged Brooklyn, cities, New York, still life, subway, video on 21 July 2009| 2 Comments »
On July 12, in the high noon sun, I caught sight of a plant living down below the street, underneath the subway grates at 9th Street and 6th Avenue.
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